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Women's and Gender Studies Department

Alumni Engagement

Career Communities

Our department offers robust alumni and career services, providing graduates with valuable networking opportunities, career counseling, and access to professional development resources to help them thrive in their chosen fields.

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Alumni Spotlight

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Trailblazer Alumni Award

We recognize our alumni who continue to serve in the world as stewards of the department's mission to address equity through innovative visionary work through our new Trailblazer Alumni Award.

Resources

We have many resources to help you with your job search. You can also enhance your expertise through credentials in areas such as Sex Education and Reproductive Health, Feminist Economics, and Feminist Disability Justice. We also offer specialized training like Policy Planning Simulation for the Australian government. Contact Meghana Nayak, PhD for more information on these and other opportunities.

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Pay It Forward

Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵgraduate alumna Jenny Loi established the Jenny Loi Fund in gratitude to the Women's and Gender Studies Department. We invite and encourage other alumni to create funds in their names as well. Grant funding opportunities exist for creating zines and photobooks for senior capstone project, transcription services for independent research, and training and stipends in peer mentoring.